Category Archives: General HIV+ population

Key take-home messages A variety of strategies have shown promise for identifying individuals with undiagnosed HIV and engaging them with HIV testing using clinical, community-based, network-based, and self-directed approaches. Various...

Objective: The objective of this review is to map the evidence on the use of behavioral economic insights to improve medication adherence in adults with chronic conditions. Introduction: Medication non-adherence is a...

Adolescents represent a growing proportion of people living with HIV worldwide and the highest risk population group for treatment attrition and AIDS-related mortality. There is an urgent need to design,...

BACKGROUND: To investigate whether TDF-containing regimens significantly benefited efficacy, safety, and tolerability in TAF-containing regimens in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane T

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To systematically review recent findings on the role of immune cell activation in the pathogenesis of hypertension in people living with HIV (PLWH) and compare studies from...

BACKGROUND: Reaching the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90 targets to end the HIV epidemic relies on effective interventions that engage untested HIV+ individuals and retain them in...

BACKGROUND: In addition to numerous infections and frequent pain constantly affecting people living with HIV (PLWH), various risk factors might contribute to prescription drug diversion. The purpose of the study...

Co-infection with hepatitis B and C among HIV infected patients are prevalent among high-risk populations. This meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of HIV, HCV and HBV co-infections among high-risk...

Background: High prevalence rates of people living with HIV (PLHIV) are more predominant in sub-Saharan Africa compared to any region globally. Nonetheless, many people in the region have little access to...

Background Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles are implicated in drug-induced hypersensitivity, including by nevirapine and abacavir. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the relationship between HLA polymorphisms and...

Background: The aim of this review was to summarize the data on HIV/AIDS epidemiology and affected populations in Ghana and to describe the United States President’s Emergency Plan for Emergency...

Background: To set priorities for efficient control of acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) in Africa, it is necessary to have accurate estimate of its burden, especially among HIV-infected populations. Objectives: To compare...